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Committee amends budget and approves demolition contract for 4539 Winnetka Road, approval made contingent on ZBA action
Summary
The committee amended the 2025 operating budget and approved a demolition contract for structures at 4539 Winnetka Road; the approvals were made contingent on an upcoming Zoning Board of Appeals hearing after a court denied a temporary restraining order.
The City of Monona Finance and Personnel Committee on March 17 approved a budget amendment to fund demolition work at 4539 Winnetka Road and then approved a contract award for that demolition, with both approvals made contingent on the outcome of an upcoming Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.
Why it matters: staff said the city intends to fund the demolition temporarily from fund balance and then recover costs as a special charge against the property; if the owner does not pay the special charge, the city can place the charge on the tax roll and recovery could be delayed by the county process.
Budget amendment and contract details Neil, city staff, introduced the item and summarized the sequence: "Essentially, this is a budget amendment to, authorize the raising of, the structures at structures, plural, at 4539 Winetka Road. ... The information in your packet has to do with the selection of that…
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